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I n Se pte mb e r 2017, Go ve rno r Gina M. Ra imo ndo sig ne d a n E xe c utive Orde r a ppo inting a Chie f Re silie nc e Offic e r to drive c lima te re silie nc e e ffo rts a c ro ss the sta te with the missio n to de ve lo p
I n Se pte mb e r 2017, Go ve rno r Gina M. Ra imo ndo sig ne d a n E xe c utive Orde r a ppo inting a Chie f Re silie nc e Offic e r to drive c lima te re silie nc e e ffo rts a c ro ss the sta te with the missio n to de ve lo p a sta te wide a c tio n stra te g y b y July 2018.
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a dvise the g o ve rno r, the Ge ne ra l Asse mb ly, a nd the pub lic o n stra te g ie s to a ddre ss the c ha lle ng e
Co a sta l Re so urc e s Ma na g e me nt Co unc il
Co mme rc e Co rpo ra tio n
De pa rtme nt o f Administra tio n
De pa rtme nt o f E nviro nme nta l Ma na g e me nt
De pa rtme nt o f He a lth
Pub lic T ra nsit Autho rity
De pa rtme nt o f T ra nspo rta tio n
Divisio n o f Pla nning
E me rg e nc y Ma na g e me nt Ag e nc y
I nfra struc ture Ba nk
Offic e o f E ne rg y Re so urc e s
Pub lic Utilitie s Co mmissio n
A c oalition of 12- State Age nc ie s:
We ste rly inundate d with flo o d wate rs in 2010
T e mpe ra ture s in Rho de I sla nd ha ve inc re a se d b y mo re tha n 3°F sinc e the b e g inning o f the 20th c e ntury. 2016 wa s the wa rme st ye a r o n re c o rd g lo b a lly.
Ove r the pa st 50 ye a rs, the surfa c e wa te r te mpe ra ture o f Na rra g a nse tt Ba y ha s inc re a se d 2.5-2.9°F . Winte r wa te r te mpe ra ture s in the Ba y ha ve inc re a se d e ve n mo re (2.9 -3.6 °F ).
Se a le ve ls ha ve rise n 10 inc he s in RI sinc e 1930 (Ne wpo rt tide g a ug e ). Upda te d NOAA pre dic tio ns (Ja n. 2017) put se a le ve l rise in RI a t c lo se to 1 ft. b y 2030 a nd upwa rds o f 9 ft. b y 2100.
I nte nse ra infa ll e ve nts in Ne w E ng la nd ha ve inc re a se d 71% sinc e 1958. RI ’ s a ve ra g e a nnua l pre c ipita tio n ha s inc re a se d mo re tha n 10 inc he s sinc e 1930.
Re silie nt Rhody wha t’ s a t risk
b illio n in r
e side ntia l a nd c omme r c ia l pr
ty
to flo o ding in a 100 yr. sto rm surg e e ve nt
tr e a tme nt fa c ilitie s, a ll lo c a te d in c o a sta l
she s pro vide re c re a tio na l a nd c o mme rc ia l
fishing a c tivitie s with a n e stima te d o f $6,417 a n a c re . Co a sta l we tla nds g e ne ra te $2 b illio n a nnua lly.
Re silie nt Rhody sta te wide re silie nc e ro undta b le s
10 Ro undta b le s o ve r 2.5 mo nths 350 Atte nde e s
nviro nme nta l Org s
a ith-b a se d g ro ups)
T ime line o f na tura l disa ste rs a nd
se le c t sta te a g e nc y re po rts a nd to o ls
vulne ra b ility studie s a lre a dy de ve lo pe d a nd mo ve to wa rds imple me nta tio n
de ntify a nd prio ritize re silie nc y a c tio ns the Sta te c a n c o ntro l to de mo nstra te pro g re ss a nd imple me nta tio n
c ro ss-a g e nc y c o lla b o ra tio n a nd suppo rt munic ipa litie s in re silie nc e pla nning a nd pro je c t imple me nta tio n
Re silie nt Rho dy
Re silie nt Rhody fra me wo rk
Re silie nt Rhody By the Numb e rs
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Da ys b e twe e n sig ning the E xe c utive Orde r a nd de live ry to Go ve rno r
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Atte nde e s a t 10 Re silie nc e Ro undta b le s w/ 700 Dunkin Do nuts Munc hkins Se rve d
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Pub lic Pre se nta tio ns
51
Wo rking Gro up Me mb e rs fro m 13 Sta te Ag e nc ie s a nd 8 Sta te wide Org s.
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I de ntifie d Clima te Re silie nc e Ac tio ns
Re silie nt Rhody Ac tio ns
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RE SI L I E NCE T HE ME :
infra struc ture into nine prio rity a sse t type s: dr
inking wate r syste ms; waste wate r tr e atme nt fac ilitie s; dams; stor mwate r infr astr uc tur e ; por ts; e le c tr ic gr id; fue l supply; r
br idge s, and c ulve r ts; and public tr anspor tation.
a t-risk struc ture s, a s we ll a s inc re a se d c o o rdina tio n a nd da ta sha ring b e twe e n sta te a nd lo c a l a g e nc ie s.
A flo o de d stre e t in We st Warwic k during the Gre at F lo o ds o f 2010
Cr itic al Infr astr uc tur e & Utilitie s Re c omme nde d Ac tion:
Ac c e le ra te tre a tme nt syste m a nd pumping sta tio n ha rde ning pro je c ts ide ntifie d in I mplic a tio ns o f Clima te Cha ng e fo r RI Wa ste wa te r Co lle c tio n & T re a tme nt I nfra struc ture .
n 2017, DE M re le a se d the study Implic ations of Climate
Change for RI Waste wate r Colle c tion and T r e atme nt Infr astr uc tur e .
c o nc e rns whic h he lpe d de c isio n-ma ke rs a ppre c ia te the ne e d fo r re silie nc e upg ra de s.
impro ve me nts ha ve b e e n e na c te d a t wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt fa c ilitie s in We ste rly, Na rra g a nse tt, Smithfie ld, Wa rre n, a nd Wa rwic k.
Ab o ve : Ope rato rs at We st Warwic k Re g io nal Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility use a b o at to asse ss plant damag e afte r histo ric flo o ding in 2010. F ar Ab o ve le ft: T he Warwic k Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility with an inundate d pumping statio n in 2010. F ar Ab o ve Rig ht: A ne wly e le vate d statio n in 2013.
b e ne fits a nd vulne ra b ilitie s o f c o a sta l we tla nds, b e a c he s a nd b a rrie rs, fo re sts, a nd wa te r re so urc e s.
sta te ’ s na tura l syste ms fo c us
the sta te ’ s na tura l re so urc e s a nd c o nside ring the e c o lo g ic a l se rvic e s o f the la nd whe n pla nning fo r future de ve lo pme nt.
RE SI L I E NCE T HE ME :
Ste psto ne F alls, Arc adia Wildlife Manag e me nt Are a
RI DE M staff maintaining wate rways in the Sapo we t Salt Marsh
Natur al Syste ms Re c omme nde d Ac tion:
Pre se rve the dyna mic na ture o f b e a c he s a nd b a rrie rs in future ma na g e me nt o f the se c ritic a l na tura l syste ms.
he c o a sta l po rtio n o f
Sapowe t Mar sh Manage me nt Ar e a in T
ive rto n ha s e xpe rie nc e d mo re tha n 90 fe e t o f sho re line e ro sio n in the la st 75 ye a rs a nd c o ntinue d e ro sio n thre a te ns the e xisting infra struc ture .
he re sto ra tio n pro je c t pro vide s a stra te g ic re de sig n
inc re a se sho re line re silie nc e a nd e nsure pub lic a c c e ss we ll into the future .
RE SI L I E NCE T HE ME :
the impo rta nc e o f e va c ua tio n she lte rs a nd ro ute s, b uilding de sig n a nd c o nstruc tio n, a nd e me rg e nc y se rvic e s.
munic ipa l-o wne d site s to b e use d a s e me rg e nc y info rma tio n hub s a nd she lte rs, c o ntinuing de ve lo pme nt o f g uide line s a nd tra ining s fo r b o th lo c a l a nd sta te wide e me rg e nc y re spo nde rs, se c uring fo o d a nd fue l, a nd inc re a sing pub lic o utre a c h.
T he e ffe c ts o f Hurric ane Sandy o n c o astal Rho de I sland
Sto rmRe ady c e re mo ny at the Rho de I sland State Ho use
E me r ge nc y Pr e par e dne ss Re c omme nde d Ac tion:
De ve lo p mo re re a listic sto rm pre pa re dne ss tra ining fo r fa c ility ma na g e rs a nd e me rg e nc y ma na g e rs.
sla nd is the first sta te in the c o untry to ha ve a ll munic ipa litie s re c o g nize d a s
“Stor mRe ady” b y the Na tio na l
We a the r Se rvic e .
c o mmunitie s to ta ke a pro a c tive a ppro a c h to impro ving lo c a l ha za rdo us we a the r o pe ra tio ns b y pro viding e me rg e nc y ma na g e rs with c le a r-c ut g uide line s o n ho w to impro ve the ir ha za rdo us we a the r
RE SI L I E NCE T HE ME :
impa c t a ll Rho de I sla nde rs e q ua lly, a nd c lima te c ha ng e a nd disa ste rs e xa c e rb a te e xisting so c ia l vulne ra b ilitie s.
e xisting c o mmunity g ro ups a nd inc re a sing o utre a c h o n c lima te risks a nd so lutio ns to ho me o wne rs a nd re nte rs. Upg ra ding sc ho o l infra struc ture a nd impro ving e nviro nme nta l lite ra c y c urric ula is a lso re c o mme nde d.
Bre nto n Po int State Park in Ne wpo rt
Community He alth & Re silie nc e Re c omme nde d Ac tion:
De ve lo p te c hnic a l a ssista nc e a nd sta te wide suppo rt fo r b o tto m-up, c o mmunity-le d g ro ups to c a rry o ut pla nning a nd a c tio n to ma ke the ir c o mmunitie s mo re c lima te re silie nt.
sla nd’ s He a lth E
quity Zone initia tive tha t b ring s
c o mmunitie s to g e the r to b uild the infra struc ture ne e de d to a c hie ve he a lthy, syste mic c ha ng e s a t the lo c a l le ve l.
xpa nsio n o f the L
nc o me Ho me Assista nc e Pro g ra m to inc lude c o o ling a ssista nc e to e lig ib le re side nts a nd inc e ntive re tro fits a nd we a the riza tio n fo r pro pe rty o wne rs.
q uity in Susta ina b ility I nitia tive a nd the Ra c ia l a nd E nviro nme nta l Justic e Co mmitte e he lps re side nts pre pa re fo r a c ha ng ing c lima te .
RE SI L I E NCE T HE ME :
Rho de I sla nd fa c e a n urg e nt ne e d to b uild c lima te re silie nt infra struc ture tha t will survive e xtre me we a the r e ve nts.
he re a re se ve ra l e xisting lo a n, b o nd, a nd g ra nt pro g ra ms fo r a ddre ssing c lima te re silie nc e , a nd ma ny ne w fina nc ing me c ha nisms c urre ntly unde r de ve lo pme nt b y sta te a nd lo c a l a g e nc ie s b a se d o n suc c e ssful pro g ra ms a ro und the c o untry.
Gro undb re aking o f the Warre n Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility
E xisting c lima te fina nc ing me c ha nisms
b e twe e n sta te a g e nc ie s, a c a de mic institutio ns, a nd
re silie nc e pro je c ts
ro m pro je c te d se a le ve l ma pping to o ls to upg ra de s to wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt fa c ilitie s, Rho de I sla nd is wo rking c o lla b o ra tive ly to a ddre ss the impa c ts o f c lima te c ha ng e no w.
Gro undb re aking o f the Warre n Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility
Bradfo rd Dam re mo val. Pho to : T he Nature Co nse rvanc y
Cr itic al Infr astr uc tur e Ac tion:
Prio ritize re me dia tio n a c tio ns a nd inve stme nts ide ntifie d in RI DE M’ s 2017 da m ha za rd study to e nsure c o mplia nc e a nd do wnstre a m sa fe ty.
sla nd ha s 668 inve nto rie d da ms. E a c h is c la ssifie d b y ha za rd b a se d o n its c urre nt c o nditio n
n 2017, RI DE M studie d the c a pa c ity o f high hazar
d and signific ant hazar d dams to sa fe ly withsta nd
a 500-ye a r sto rm.
re sto ra tio n pro je c ts ha ve a lre a dy b e e n c o mple te d o n the Pa wc a tuc k Rive r.
Natur al Syste ms Ac tion:
I de ntify o ppo rtunitie s fo r re tre a t a nd infra struc ture re mo va l o n sta te -o wne d pro pe rtie s, whic h c a n se rve a s de mo nstra tio n site s fo r sho re line a da pta tio n.
Aug ust 2017 rib b o n c utting c e re mo ny
de sig n wa s inc o rpo ra te d into the Sa il Ne wpo rt Mid- Par
k Mar ine E duc ation and Re c r e ation Ce nte r a t F
Ada ms Sta te Pa rk.
he b uilding inc o rpo ra te s flo o d pro te c tio n me a sure s b y e le va ting the first flo o r a nd a ll se nsitive me c ha nic a l a nd e le c tric a l e q uipme nt.
flo w pre ve nto r to use during flo o d e ve nts to pre ve nt wa te rs fro m e nte ring se we rs a nd the disc ha rg e o f wa ste wa te r into lo c a l wa te rs.
Damag e to sho re line b usine sse s in We ste rly fro m Hurric ane Sandy
Natur al Syste ms Ac tion:
Sta te wide mo de ls sho uld b e upda te d to ide ntify
fo r future ma rsh mig ra tio n.
e ve l Affe c ting Mar she s Mode l (SL AMM) pre dic ts
impa c ts o f future se a le ve l rise to c o a sta l we tla nds a nd lo w-lying upla nd a re a s.
’ s Sho re line Cha ng e Spe c ia l Are a Ma na g e me nt Pla n (Be ac h SAMP) pro vide s c usto mize d g uide line s a nd re g ula tio ns fo r a ddre ssing the spe c ific ne e ds o f a re a s.
ORMT OOL S sho ws sto rm
surg e a nd se a le ve l rise , fo r a multitude o f sc e na rio s, fo r the e ntire c o a stline .
Cr itic al Infr astr uc tur e & Utilitie s Re c omme nde d Ac tion:
Ac c e le ra te tre a tme nt syste m a nd pumping sta tio n ha rde ning pro je c ts ide ntifie d in I mplic a tio ns o f Clima te Cha ng e fo r RI Wa ste wa te r Co lle c tio n & T re a tme nt I nfra struc ture .
n 2017, RI DE M re le a se d the study Implic ations of Climate
Change for RI Waste wate r Colle c tion and T r e atme nt Infr astr uc tur e .
c o nc e rns whic h he lpe d de c isio n-ma ke rs appre c iate the ne e d fo r re silie nc e upg ra de s.
impro ve me nts ha ve b e e n e na c te d a t wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt fa c ilitie s in We ste rly, Na rra g a nse tt, Smithfie ld, Wa rre n, a nd Wa rwic k.
Ab o ve : Ope rato rs at We st Warwic k Re g io nal Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility use a b o at to asse ss plant damag e afte r histo ric flo o ding in 2010. F ar Ab o ve le ft: T he Warwic k Waste wate r T re atme nt F ac ility with an inundate d pumping statio n in 2010. F ar Ab o ve Rig ht: A ne wly e le vate d statio n in 2013.
Shaun O’Rourke
Director of Stormwater and Resilience, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Chief Resilience Officer, State of Rhode Island
sorourke@rib.org